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Australian Mining Boom Generates Huge Wealth

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"Western Australia, which contains 13 of the nation's richest towns, is the center of the mining boom."

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The Telegraph, Jonathan Pearlman

New census data shows a remote coastal area in northern Western Australia has the country's highest incomes, with average annual earnings of more than £68,000.

And the town with the greatest number of high-earners is the small mining port of Dampier, where almost a quarter of households bring in more than £140,000 a year. The 13 richest towns in Australia are all in Western Australia, the centre of the mining boom.

Sydney's highest-earning suburbs on the city's lower north shore have average annual incomes of about £45,000. Melbourne's are lower still, at around £40,000.

The list, compiled from the recently released 2011 census figures, shows the dramatic impact of China's thirst for Australian resources. . .View Full Article


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